Kashchei immortal: where and how to shoot favorite fairy tale!

The premiere of the film "Kashchei Immortal" was held in the Altai May 9, 1945.
As Koshchey and fairy tale, and the film crew brought in those years in the Altai?
Aleksandr Rou beginning of the war was already known as kinoskazochnik. In 1941, he finished work on the film "The Humpbacked Horse».



Aleksandr Rou was half Irish, half-Greek. But it became the main Russian kinoskazochnikom ...
Although Rowe was half Irish and half Greek, but he knew that there is a war between good and evil - the one that is the essence of this serious tale. In his memoirs, Rowe says, "And behold, in a darkened Moscow we have gathered, kinoskazochniki from the studio" Soyuzdetfilm ", and discussed, decided in our inherent fabulous form to make a movie about the primordial patriotism of the Russian people; silnomguchih of heroes - our great ancestors, their bravery, courage, selfless love for the country - in general, allusive language kinoskazki avoiding direct analogies to talk about the terrible events of those days ».
But soon the Germans were at Moscow, filmmakers were evacuated to Central Asia. Rowe was working on combat kinosbornikami, but did not forget about the film. In its production run in 1942, but due to the wartime orgprotsess delayed. And there was a question - where to shoot?
According to legend, then someone told Rowe about Altai: taiga in his beauty, ancient trees, "extends his shaggy branches up to the clouds," the "fern thickets, reaching the height of the rider, riding on a high horse." In general, Rowe could not resist.
In 1944, Rowe came in lakes. Actors with him was a little - Sergei Stolyarov, who plays Nikita the Tanner, Galina Grigorieva (Maria Morevna) and Ivan Ryzhov.



Galina Grigorieva
 - Grigorieva was after typhoid, shorn bald ... - says Galina resident Ozerok Martynenko, nine years old participated in the filming. - But how zagrimiruyut, will - so beautiful! When she was in makeup, Stolyarov at dinner fed her with a spoon. And we, girls, spying ... Stolyarov was handsome without any make-up, all our girls were in love with him - a real Russian hero!



Still from the film. Sergei Stolyarov, the idol of the female half of the Soviet Union, against the background of the Altai birch ...
Alexander D. Zhuravlev was in those days 17 years. In the shooting, he was not involved, but saw and Rowe, and Carpenter, as they say, close.
 - Our house was on the edge, near the woods, and they came as something to us after the score fungi ... - tells us Alexander Dmitrievich. He was already under ninety, but he was still full of energy and a great memory. - Mom started to understand - half the mushrooms tossed, grebes. Muscovites - they did not understand the mushrooms. Those that remained, fry, they ate, thanked. A few days later still went - already the mushrooms were all fit ...



Alexander Zhuravlev during the shooting was 17 years old. Rowe and Stolyarov came to his house for dinner.
In July 1944, in the regional newspaper "Altay truth" was published announcement: "kinoekspeditsii" Soyuzdetfilm "Shooting the film" End Koshchey Immortal "invites you to participate in the filming at the station. Lakes males and females of all ages. " Perhaps someone came to the shooting, for example, from Barnaul, but most of the performers on the role and episodes were residents of the village station and lakes. Unfortunately, ihrasskazy began recording only recently. So now every fact, every name - its weight in gold ...
 - The shooting was at the lake Big Zaymische. Koshcheeva played host local men - and walked through the village in the breaks between filming in helmets with horns, in armor. Village called them devils ... - says Elena Novoselov, teacher Ozerskaya school and part-time - the director of the school museum, curator Ozersky legends.



- Was built an entire village. However, the house had three walls. On one photo is visible to even the church.



Then the village was burned to the film. In the film there are shots - burning field of bread (in Ozerki called "field on the Flyers' - it is now the First of the area). For this special get permission from Moscow.





 - When burned field of rye, saying that someone wrote a complaint to Moscow. After the bread! - Says Galina Martynenko. - But there responded: "Cinema will pay for itself." There's a picture: Maria Morevna stands on the balcony, and we children go and sing a song. I still remember this song: "Spring-red, on what has come ...»



Galina Martynenko, participant surveys: "There's a picture: Maria Morevna standing on the balcony, and we children go and sing a song. I still remember this song: "Spring-red, on what has come ...»
In the fairy tale Nikita the Tanner speaks with a toad, and she predicts trouble him. Special effects and computer graphics was not there. Toad, but such that kolektivny Stanislavsky shouted "I believe!" Was needed alive.
 - And then many toads were in the cellar - toad in the milk and threw to milk does not sour, a toad called "holodushka" ... reminds Galina. - And that's suffered "holodushek" director. He chose some. The money paid for it, but how many, I do not remember ... On our lake were lilies, but filmmakers also made their artificial, very beautiful ...
Pigeons, required for the film, bought after a preliminary "casting" of MDM July 4, 1944 was announced again through the "Altay truth": "kinoekspeditsii" Soyuzdetfilm "buys for cash pigeons (different colors). With the city pigeons please provide your address with hours of inspection at: Barnaul, post office, on demand "kinoekspeditsii" Soyuzdetfilm. '"
And bear needed. Bears in the cellars of one, of course, did not hold, and in the forest to catch - there were no fools. Therefore, in bearskin rites someone from the local workers.
In the credits recorded that the old man himself-with-finger-which gives Nikita Kozhemyako invisible cap, played George Millyar.
 - No, Millyar not come ... - firmly says Alexander D. Zhuravlev. - And the old man played by our grandfather Ozerskii Motovilov, he was a real broad beard ...



Koschey. This image of George Millyar "copied" from the third horseman of the Apocalypse with paintings by Viktor Vasnetsov "Warriors of the Apocalypse." At the same time, the very first role on stage was Millyar ... Cinderella! It is only then, he has played many evil spirits - Koshchey, Baba Yaga and even feature in the "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka." In the Altai Millyar was not - episodes with him was shot in Central Asia.



The actors were paid, however, how much, could not be established. Galina Martynenko said that received either 18 rubles, and whether the 180-m. At that money went, too, does not remember - probably not so great was the amount. But in the memory of all OZERSKIE girls who participated in the filming, there were colored ribbons, the memories - from the atlas.
 - These ribbons were woven in our braids. And we were allowed to leave after the shooting tape ... - says Galina. - As we were happy. Lived something hard. War ...
And Galina remembers that the children in the summer heat treated to ice cream and cakes. Maybe Rowe, decided to please the kids village, and the truth is found somewhere they probably rare in military time, goodies?
Filming in Ozerki lasted three months. Then filmmakers left and returned in the spring of 1945 with the finished film - so that in the coming year, the film's 70th birthday!
In his memoirs, Rowe says: "The country club was not able to accommodate everyone. Had to "push" the wall - stretched fabric on the street, in front of the club, and the film immediately looked at hundreds of spectators ».
Alexander D. Zhuravlev at the premiere was not - it is already drafted. But Galina remembers everything - and the sheet instead of the screen, and that little lake at the request of the film shows again and again.
 - At the station showed the film for free ... - she says. - Everyone enjoyed. I just wish it was that did not see themselves - found only girlfriend Vera Lazarus ...
In Barnaul premiered May 9, 1945. Nikita the Tanner won Koshchey, was not so immortal. It was just in those days, when the reports of the death of Nazi leaders were published in newspapers in small print, as it were, by the way. The film ends with the words: "After the storm better than the old, old beautiful blossom Rus" - and certainly all want to believe that this will happen ...
The idea to make Koshchey tourist brand Altai appeared in 2011.
 - I am often in the State Museum of the history of literature and culture, and from there learned the story of the film Koshchei, and thought it was necessary to develop ... - says Sergey Brain. - And in 2011 began to buy up the regions of fairy tale characters. And I thought it might be Koschey fabulous brand Altai. It's really a large-scale character, having worldwide fame. On films Rowe studied American directors. I recently watched "The Hobbit" - it has a lot in common with the "Koshcheev» ...
Since the media talked about this idea in early April, at first, many treated it as a joke. Many, but not Talmensky regional museum director Ludmila Smirnova. She just saw this practical grain.
 - We drove up to this our guests on location filming, telling the whole story. And I saw the interest, not only Russians, but also among foreign visitors - from Germany, Taiwan, Hong Kong. In 2009, scientists and museum workers Siberian region we arranged a great idea, "Bag of Bones in a new way", which was attended by 300 people - our folk groups, art schools. And the experience of family tourist route "Happy Together" I saw that story about filming stories about Koshchey very interesting for adults and children ... - says Ludmila Smirnova.
Ludmila that if you think about it immediately makes - confirmation that a list of awarded grants and implementation of projects. She quickly prepared and filed an application for a presidential grant in culture "Merry storyteller darkness. Aleksandr Rou. " In the spring of 2013 it became known that the application Ludmila Smirnova won.
 - The project is recognized as having national significance, and the grant amount increased from 550 thousand to 600 thousand ... - tells us Ludmila.
In September 2014 the museum opened a room devoted to the film Alexander Rowe. Now here is a huge screen where you can - the only one in the area - a fairy tale look in 3D. Portrait of Alexander Rowe, pictures and characters from his tales, a unique book about the director, released in his homeland, in Yurievets Ivanovo region, and donated to the museum recently. There is also a chest, and duck (after the death of Koshchey at the end of the needle, the needle - a duck, a duck - a hare, hare - in the trunk, and the trunk - in a tree). And most importantly - a huge, six-foot Koschey! Fairytale villain carved wooden Sergey Brain.



- People who know our story - a delight and surprise! - Says Ludmila Smirnova. - Tale because all familiar from childhood, but no one could think that all this was filmed in our area ...
How it works, we have seen with our own eyes. Students who come to the museum, once in the room, turned his head, looked Koshchey. On the question of whether they know about Koshchey, children shouted, "Yes !!!!", and the question of whether looked about him a fairy tale - the same "Yes !!».



This property of these tales - the children they still know, even if on TV all day long show about elves ...



Talmensky director of the museum, the author of the grant "" Merry storyteller darkness. Aleksandr Rou "Ludmila Smirnova," Children, do you know who Bag of Bones? "-" Yes !!!! »
What can and should be, not fantastic, but the real continuation of this story?
 - You can restore to some extent fairytale town, or to make a gallery of fairy tale characters from a tree ... - says Sergey Brainstorming, with the idea that it all started. - We, sculptors, could get together and do a few days, as it was during the festival, such as splice ...
And it can be artisan shops, souvenirs, excursions to places of events ethnographic concerts, experiences and emotions - all the things for which people are willing to go to distant lands tridesyatom kingdom - that is, in a fairy tale ...

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